1 files changed, 14 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/lib/puppet/util/autoload/file_cache.rb b/lib/puppet/util/autoload/file_cache.rb
index 6de525a8d..12400f620 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/util/autoload/file_cache.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/util/autoload/file_cache.rb
@@ -79,6 +79,20 @@ module Puppet::Util::Autoload::FileCache
         missing_files[path] = Time.now
     end
 
+    def named_file_missing?(name)
+        @named_files ||= {}
+        if time = @named_files[name] and ! data_expired?(time)
+            return true
+        end
+        false
+    end
+
+    def named_file_is_missing(name)
+        @named_files ||= {}
+        @named_files[name] = Time.now
+        false
+    end
+
     private
 
     def cached_data?(path, type = nil)